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Thank you. I have a birth certificate document that says “Certified A True Photostatic Print of a Record” at the top. Do I need to submit the original of this document with my application? (It was difficult to get this document since I live in the U.S.) I may need to apply for another copy...

My mother was born in Canada, and my brother and I are applying for Canadian citizenship certificates. We have one certified copy of my mother's birth certificate. Can we submit both our applications in one envelope using one copy of my mother's birth certificate to cover us both, OR would we...

I live in the U.S. and am applying for a first-time citizenship certificate. My mother was born in Ontario before 1930, and she only has a copy of her birth certificate (it looks like it was certified since there is an outline of a seal on the form). The form is on legal size paper. This...

She was a US citizen at the time of my birth. At her citizenship ceremony she had to verbally swear allegiance to the U.S. and verbally state that she’d give up all ties to her birth country (her words). Is that considered “renouncing” Canadian citizenship? At that time, in 1961, dual...

My mother was born in Canada and moved to the U.S. during the 1950's to teach at a university. She met my father, married, then became a U.S. citizen. Less than a year later, I was born. I want to apply for the citizenship certificate, but have read conflicting requirements around parents'...